Martial Arts humor from Reddit - bjj :)

Martial Arts humor from r/bjj. My favorite was Ninjutsu LOL   Tae Kwon Do: due to increasing circumference around your middle, you lose the ability to touch your toes and often to even see them. You cannot say no to weapons with metallic or glitter paint. You believe hairstyles and fashions reached their pinnacle in 1983   BJJ: You've developed the lightning fast ability to flop down on the ground upside down anytime someone threatens you or even raises their voices. You own more funny rashguards than ties. You know 30 ways to pass...

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The Accountant (2016) - farm fight GIFs and video

In "The Accountant" from 2016, Ben Affleck plays an accountant who is a math savant. He is hired to uncook the books for a new client as the Treasury Department closes in on his activities. Affleck learnt Silat for his role as Christian Wolff the accountant. I was a little disappointed in the fight scenes, although I was entertained by the movie. Affleck has said Wolff is one of 5 favorite characters he has portrayed to date. The best fight...

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Happy Lunar New Year 2017!

To my Friends who celebrate the Lunar New Year: Happy New Year!! Simplified Chinese: 新年快乐/ Traditional Chinese:  新年快樂 In Mandarin: Xīnnián kuàilè In Cantonese: San Nin Fai Lok ******** Simplified Chinese: 恭喜发财 Traditional Chinese: 恭喜發財 'Happiness and prosperity!' In Mandarin: Gōngxǐ fācái In Cantonese: Kung Hei Fat Choy May you and your loved ones find Health, Happiness and Prosperity in the Year of the Fire Roo...

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The Safecracker and the Fighter - the effect of serotonin and dopamine receptors by Badger Johnson

What are the attributes of the -Classic- Safecracker? Sensitive Introspective Internally focused Cautious Careful Meticulous Creative Risk-averse; Safety-minded Lower ego-driven Normal durability What about the -Classic- Fighter? Insensate High pain tolerance Aggressive Externally Focused Daring Game Plan (not creating, following) Incautious, Risk takers Ego-driven High durability Certainly you can find excellent fighters who have opposite...

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"Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for?" by Badger Johnson

"Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for?" That sounds almost Shakespearean, but it's Robert Browning, English Poet (1812-89) One of the greatest things for trainers and coaches in this era is the ability to video record yourself in training. Back in the day we didn't have this, although I had two friends who thought I was something special, haha, and did take a video 8 camera and record me sparring. The odd thing,...

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Some thoughts today by Badger Johnson

Some thoughts today: o Transparency Not just methods and means to make things flow, but knowing when not to have too much. o Stress testing Includes not just running things against levels of resistance, but also breaking things down completely periodically. You have to push your systems until they 'break'. o Systems Management - yep, you manage your stuff systematically. o Landmarking Creating terms is also a way of landmarking. The gunfighter’s...

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Coaching, self-coaching, talent, experience, genetics, opportunity, motivation. by Badger Johnson

Coaching, self-coaching, talent, experience, genetics, opportunity, motivation. These are some of the important elements which can help bring about ‘performance’. I could write a book on coaching, what it is, what it isn’t, and how, ultimately it’s a matter of learning to self-coach. You, are the talent. Life experience, genetics, the intangible, the internal. Everything else is the coach, the external, the tangible. In the field of MA and...

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"I'd Like to Teach the World to Dance" by Badger Johnson

"I'd Like to Teach the World to Dance" But, first, a little background. One of my dreams from a young age was to 'rescue' people, things. I dreamt I was 'Superboy' and I would fly around and find abused kids and defend them or rescue them. Now days, I feel that same thing from time-to-time, when I see old war-horses still suffering the loss of comrades, women who had their faces destroyed by acid or fire, people with disabilities. I also realize...

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Thresholding. by Badger Johnson

Thresholding. In any human activity or plan one of the hardest things to do but actually the most important is to achieve action and then consistency. Any action is started as a feeling or subconsciously we might desire something, then we have a thought coalesce, and then a potential builds up. That potential may or may not reach the threshold for realization, and if it does there’s a ‘spike’ and the action is begun or accomplished. So...

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Over-speed Training - Accessing the Subconscious and the Power of Threes. by Badger Johnson

Over-speed Training - Accessing the Subconscious and the Power of Threes. People like improving performance. They like being faster. They want to ‘win’. But it is hard to know just how to do those things. To begin with, we are all constrained by our beliefs, by our self-perceptions, by negative affirmations. I’m a plodder, I’m not young anymore, I came in last. Of course you can use these to spur ‘self-anger’ and thus increase motivation,...

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Some of the important ten things… by Badger Johnson

Some of the important ten things… 1. Most of the principles of grappling do not work beyond beginner level. 2. This is OK, because most people do not get past beginner level. Most people return to beginner level when tired. There are ways to make your “opponent” go back to beginner level. 3. Find ways not to ‘get tired’. This is most of life. 4. All principles are metaphors, except when they are not. 5. The head is the most important principle,...

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A few aspects of self-defense training by Badger Johnson

To all the instructors in our little group. I hope all of you think about what I said on a few aspects of self-defense training, even though it might fly in the face of having 'clients'. 1. Situational Awareness is a myth. It will always fail you when you need it most. That does not mean you shouldn't be aware and not do the obvious, like be caught off guard looking at your cell phone. But, instead, you should emphasize and emphasize the need...

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Happy New Year 2017! 2016 Most Popular/Most Shared/My Favorite - Posts

Happy New Year to the readers of my blog! May the New Year bring Health, Happiness and Prosperity to you and your loved ones! First a note though... probably due to burnout from active blogging the past few years, 2016 was a subpar year for me... I had only a meager 31 posts total for 2016. I am looking to pick up the pace again for 2017!! OK, are you ready? Here we go! Top 10 Popular Posts of 2016 (in descending order) NOTE:...

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